President Muhammadu Buhari has imposed a curfew restricting movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. The President disclosed in his address to the nation on Sunday, March 29. Addressing Nigerians, the President said, “based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from 11pm on Monday, 30th March 2020. This restriction will also apply to Ogun State due to its close proximity to Lagos and the high traffic between the two States.” He urged all citizens in these areas to stay in their homes, adding that travel to or from other states should be postponed. All businesses and offices within these locations should also be fully closed during this period, President Buhari ordered. The President revealed that the Governors of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Minister of the FCT have been notified. Furthermore, the president also stated that heads
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, addressed the nation with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his national broadcast on the 29th of March, 2020, the President revealed that the Federal Government is tacking certain measures to ensure that the nation gets to win the war against the virus. One of such measures is a 14-day curfew imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, starting from 11pm on Monday, March 30. READ ALSO: Buhari Imposes Curfew In Lagos, Ogun And Abuja Below is a full text of the President’s speech. 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. 3. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic crisis. 4. Nigeria, unfortunately, confirmed its
MPresident Muhammadu Buhari addresses Nigerians on the Federal Government’s preparedness in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak in the country on arch 29, 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, March 29, imposed a total lock down of Lagos and Ogun states, the order also extended to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In his address to the nation, the President stated that based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, it became imperative that an initial lock down period of 14 days be imposed. According to the President, the curfew begins from 11pm on Monday, 30th March 2020. He noted that Lagos and Abuja have the majority of confirmed cases in Nigeria, hence the lock down is in line with the government’s focus to urgently and drastically contain these cases, and to support other states and regions in the best way possible. Though the lock down order has been given the President however, noted that there were some who are exempted from the clause.